''Dum-Dum'' is the first full-length

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by the

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band

The Vaselines The Vaselines are a Scottish alternative rock band. Formed in Glasgow in 1986, the band was originally a duo between its songwriters Eugene Kelly and Frances McKee, but later added James Seenan and Eugene's brother Charlie Kelly on bass and dr ...

, released in 1989. It was recorded at Chamber Studios,

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, between December 1988 and January 1989. The album was produced by the band and Jamie Watson, and was included in its entirety for their career retrospective '' The Way of the Vaselines: A Complete History''. The musicians contributing the synthesized strings to "Slushy" and the Indian raga sounds to "Lovecraft" have not been publicly identified. Other songs recorded during the Dum-Dum sessions include "Bitch", "Dying For It (The Blues)" and "Let's Get Ugly". "Teenage Superstars" had already been featured on their 1988 EP ''

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''. The album was re-issued on clear vinyl for Record Store Day in 2018.

Track listing

All tracks written by Kelly and McKee.

Side one

#"Sex Sux (Amen)" #"Slushy" #"Monsterpussy" #"Teenage Superstars" #"No Hope"

Side two

#"Oliver Twisted" #"The Day I Was A Horse " #"Dum-Dum" #"Hairy" #"Lovecraft"

Personnel

The Vaselines

Eugene Kelly Eugene Kelly (born 9 August 1965) Eugene Kelly allmusic biography. is a Scottish musician who is a member of the group The Vaselines, a founding member of the now disbanded Eugenius and has had a number of solo releases. Eugene Kelly formed Th ...

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Frances McKee Frances McKee (born 1966) is a Scottish singer and songwriter known best for her work in the Scotland, Scottish indie (music), indie band The Vaselines. Background McKee's involvement with music began as a teenager in the early 1980s when sh ...

– vocals, guitars * James Seenan –

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* Charlie Kelly –

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Additional personnel

* Jamie Watson –

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;

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on "The Day I Was A Horse" * Sophie Pragnell –

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on "Oliver Twisted"

References

1989 debut albums The Vaselines albums Rough Trade Records albums {{1980s-alt-rock-album-stub